what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to be surprised; to be astonished
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
several minutes; a few minutes
to pass (of time); to elapse
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
that is to say; so that means
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
such; like that; that sort of; very
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
excessive self-consciousness; excessively self-conscious person
just because; even if; even though
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
all; entire; whole; altogether
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
water flea (Daphnia spp.)
moisture; damp; richness; warmth; financial leeway; gains
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to control; to command; to get the better of
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style